Setting sun
Liquid gold flowing forth
setting fire to all seen before
sands of the beach become burnt orange
fire dances on wavelets of aqua blue
scent peaches upon your hair
as it stirs in flowing breeze
lightly it caresses across my face
as you stand so near to me
burning sun sinks into the waves
golden clouds the smoke of its flames
blue of sky darkens and fades
as summer day fades away
footsteps taken once young and sure
on the sands so pure and white
as we walked in morning light
together going into the day
cries of gulls as they fly away
fire dancing upon their wings
departing into the dark of night
from our vision they fade away
much too soon the day shall end
flame of sun will then depart
sight shall fade from our eyes
and into the darkness we’ll enter in
and my arms once so sure and strong
encircle you standing close to me
as you stumble with unsure steps
now our youth long fled away
waves do crash on beach of sand
carrying then our footsteps away
of our travels in this day
and our memories soon fade away
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Submitted by wakofoed on July 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 988 |
Words | 196 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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